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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix, the president placed a call to mitt romney at 11:30 this morning congratulating him on securing the republican nomination. texas did put romney over the top. at this hour, he now has 1191 dels in his column. and we can call him the projected republican nominee. it's official. but from the moment romney stepped off the plane in las vegas with donald trump's giant plane in the background, romney was overshadowed by the donald. chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com. donald trump has just tweeted again, again racing the birth issue and wanting to see how the president listed his birth country on his college records or his college applications. why won't he give this up? >> well, he won't give it up, andrea, because remember trump is not a politician. he's an entertainer/celebrity. you know, i tweeted earlier this morning yesterday was a great day for donald trump, not as good for mitt romney. why was it a great day for trump? because he was all over the
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix, the president placed a call to mitt romney at 11:30 this morning congratulating him on securing the republican nomination. texas did put romney over the top. at this hour, he now has 1191 dels in his column. and we can call him the projected republican nominee. it's official. but from the moment romney stepped off the plane in las vegas with donald trump's giant plane in the background, romney was overshadowed by the donald. chris...
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columnist for "the washington post." ruth, this whole issue in the midwest, this used to be most likely in the southern states, but this really is moving, and we're seeing a real decline in union household membership about half what it was 40 years ago. it used to be 24%. now it's 11.8%. >> unions are reeling, and the more states that enact measures like this, the more unions will be reeling. their penetration, the private sector is something like 7% of the private sector work force is unionized, and i have to say -- i don't use words like this very often, i thought some of the governor's comments were kind of orwelian to suggest this was a pro-worker move. it's clearly a move that may help businesses, but what a kick in the teeth to autoworkers unions, who as you correctly point d out, gave a lot back to help the auto industry get back on its feet, the notion that we had to do this now with this lame-duck session because they raised it in some other proposition is bizarre to me, and the notion that this is ask autoworke
columnist for "the washington post." ruth, this whole issue in the midwest, this used to be most likely in the southern states, but this really is moving, and we're seeing a real decline in union household membership about half what it was 40 years ago. it used to be 24%. now it's 11.8%. >> unions are reeling, and the more states that enact measures like this, the more unions will be reeling. their penetration, the private sector is something like 7% of the private sector work...
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i'm amount li-- andrea mitchell live in washington. the senate has managed to vote on something, rejected a u.n. treaty to extend rights to the blind and disabled, rights that have been the law of the land here in the united states since 1990. despite an emotional appearance from bob dole just out of walter reed, 89 years old, a passionate advocate for equal rights for the disabled since his first speech on the senate floor in 1969. joining me for our daily fix, kra, managing editor of post politics.com and capitol hill correspondents, nbc's kelly o'donnell and luke russert. kelly, to you, because this vote in the senate, john kerry led the way, it was bipartisan, in support. they needed 6 votes. it's a treaty, two-thirds of the senate and it failed. talk to me about all the ramifications here. >> it's not that often andrea, you know this, when votes on the senate floor can draw such powerful emotions and even tears from members of the gallery who attend in the public seats that are not in camera view. but we had that today. there was
i'm amount li-- andrea mitchell live in washington. the senate has managed to vote on something, rejected a u.n. treaty to extend rights to the blind and disabled, rights that have been the law of the land here in the united states since 1990. despite an emotional appearance from bob dole just out of walter reed, 89 years old, a passionate advocate for equal rights for the disabled since his first speech on the senate floor in 1969. joining me for our daily fix, kra, managing editor of post...
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they are based off the "washington post" story. the "washington post" stands by their story. in fact, the romney campaign went in there with full force trying to get them to retract it and they refused to. here's what the romney campaign has a problem with, that they say mitt romney left bain capital in 1999. that's actually not true. he remained as president and ceo and sole owner of bain capital until 2001. so many of these cases happened after 1999 but there were multiple examples of bain investing in companies that sent jobs overseas before 1999. so we'll take it either way. but we stand by these ads. mitt romney made millions of dollars in personal profits by investing in companies that sent jobs overseas. that's fact. >> getting to the tax issue, what about the fact that it's undisputed that senator mccaskill, bill nelson and other endangered democratic senators are not supporting the president's own tax proposal, neither is chuck schumer. >> well, i'm not sure that is actually the case. but you're talking about the tax proposal yesterday that congress should act -- >>
they are based off the "washington post" story. the "washington post" stands by their story. in fact, the romney campaign went in there with full force trying to get them to retract it and they refused to. here's what the romney campaign has a problem with, that they say mitt romney left bain capital in 1999. that's actually not true. he remained as president and ceo and sole owner of bain capital until 2001. so many of these cases happened after 1999 but there were multiple...
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great to see you back in washington. we have seen some backup along the border and there was a drone strike as well today. bring us up to date, we know we have been watching how this got resolved seven months, it took. how is it playing out on the ground? >> so far after these seven months we know the u.s. spent $100 million a month using alternative routes. it was an expensive route toward this agreement. the routes have been opened, the first few trucks made their way across yesterday. we know that 4,000 trucks are stuck down in karachi, where the containers come in, and are awaiting clearance to make their overland route to the border crossings. we also know that already, there has been a bit of backlash. the truckers association members told us they were worried about security along the route. there have been attacks on those truckers in the past, and already, there was a protest today in quetta, people saying they should not have reopened those supply lines and they will continue to attack the truckers that take tho
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. first up, calls for attorney general eric holder to resign at an explosive senate hearing today investigating the leak of classified intelligence programs and other issues with justice. with me now, pennsylvania republican senator pat toomey. senator, we want to talk about the economy in a moment but we just want to get your perspective on this. we should point out that senator cornyn, who took the lead along with lindsey graham, but senator cornyn in particular is one of 21 senators who voted against the confirmation of eric holder. so he already had a grievance against him. but it got very fiery there today. what do you think about the whole question of leak investigation, whether the attorney general is correct as democratic senators have said, and some republicans, that it is much quicker and easier to move ahead with u.s. attorneys investigating those national security leaks than to go through the whole process of finding a special counsel? >> well, the question, though, is do we
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. first up, calls for attorney general eric holder to resign at an explosive senate hearing today investigating the leak of classified intelligence programs and other issues with justice. with me now, pennsylvania republican senator pat toomey. senator, we want to talk about the economy in a moment but we just want to get your perspective on this. we should point out that senator cornyn, who took the lead along with lindsey graham, but senator cornyn in...
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but it's also to give them a place to go to understand what's going on in washington and also, to make sure that people that they do help get elected, they also hold them accountable that they live up to the promises that they say they are going to have. >> sounds like we haven't heard the last of rick santorum at all. >> absolutely not. >> you know, these candidates, the whole problem with the campaign is that we hear from these candidates and they keep misspeaking. if we could just watch the ads, everything would be safe and well oiled. that's another whole -- >> we will try to keep putting together good ads. >> thank you very much, gentlemen. good to see you again. >>> team obama's private agony over the private sector gaffe. >>> nick brand of seattle wanted to start a window washing business. to stand out, he wore a scottish kilt his wife made for him, called the company men in kilts and went door-to-door offering his services. that attention-grabbing idea now has grown to seven franchises with more in the pipeline. managing my diabetes is part of my life, between taking insulin an
but it's also to give them a place to go to understand what's going on in washington and also, to make sure that people that they do help get elected, they also hold them accountable that they live up to the promises that they say they are going to have. >> sounds like we haven't heard the last of rick santorum at all. >> absolutely not. >> you know, these candidates, the whole problem with the campaign is that we hear from these candidates and they keep misspeaking. if we...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. well, there they were side-by-side, and for real they were in the white house this weekend. president obama taking his message of middle class tax cuts and tax increases for the rich to detroit today. just as michigan is facing a big vote against union organizing in a state long identified with the labor movement. joining me now for our daily fix, msnbc contributor and managing editor of "post politics.com". good day to you. well, first of all, the labor movement really on the ropes now in michigan of all places. michigan where detroit, of course, was the heart of the auto movement, the auto union, and now you've got a vote -- final vote is tomorrow as the president is being greeted by rick snyder, the governor, who says he will sign that, and to union right to work legislation. what does that really mean? >> well, so what you have here, this is something that's passed in 20 plus states. what it essentially says is you do not have to pay union dues in order to be employed. unions view
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. well, there they were side-by-side, and for real they were in the white house this weekend. president obama taking his message of middle class tax cuts and tax increases for the rich to detroit today. just as michigan is facing a big vote against union organizing in a state long identified with the labor movement. joining me now for our daily fix, msnbc contributor and managing editor of "post politics.com". good day to you. well, first of all,...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. as the president warms up that crowd, five hours from now, missouri senate candidate todd akin either caves in to republican pressure and pulls out of the race, hangs around and pays penalties if he gets out later. our new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows just how bad it is for congress even before this controversy. just how unpopular congress really is. take a look at this. 82% of those polled now disapprove of congress, that's tied for the all-time high in our polling. only 12% approve. joining me now from new york, chuck todd, nbc's chief white house correspondent and political director, host of "the daily rundown" and here on the set, national journal's white house correspondent major garrett. chuck, let's go through the poll numbers. this is a terrible number for congress. what does it say about the wisdom of putting a house member, house republican, on the ticket? >> well, first, look, we're always looking to figure out how can the country come together. well, the count
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. as the president warms up that crowd, five hours from now, missouri senate candidate todd akin either caves in to republican pressure and pulls out of the race, hangs around and pays penalties if he gets out later. our new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows just how bad it is for congress even before this controversy. just how unpopular congress really is. take a look at this. 82% of those polled now disapprove of congress, that's tied...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix today, jpmorgan chase chief jammie dimon told te banking committee he was dead wrong when he called the loss a tempest in a teapot before he learned it cost the bank $2 billion. protesters were arrested and charged with disruption of congress. chris, nothing happens without a political context. here we see jamie dimon, chief industry opponent of dodd-frank and the full implementation of dodd-frank and here he is in really a very tough, humiliating appearance on the hill. >> yeah, this seems to me to be some level of damage control both for mr. dimon and for jpmorgan. obviously the tempest in a teapot comment is not the kind of thing that goes over well when you've got unemployment at 8.2%. you have 69,000 jobs created in may. this was a comment, someone who makes millions and millions of dollars a year saying don't worry about it, everything is going to be fine, i think grasping the reality of what he had said in the context in which it lands. this is not a time when
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix today, jpmorgan chase chief jammie dimon told te banking committee he was dead wrong when he called the loss a tempest in a teapot before he learned it cost the bank $2 billion. protesters were arrested and charged with disruption of congress. chris, nothing happens without a political context. here we see jamie dimon, chief industry opponent of dodd-frank and the full implementation of dodd-frank and here he is in really a very tough,...
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. >> how about that second comment, it was less, it was more of a, to me a shot at washington republicans and where the republican party is going. what do you mean we cannot compromise anymore? that has been, look at it, there are republican politicians that do not utter the word compromise. >> thises the olympia snowe message. >> it is. and that was the two things that i heard from her on that. one was hey, this is what would happen if you saw a campaign of the way we are seeing it, which is purely naked in an ugly way. to that point, it was not just limbaugh, but it was romney's response and other candidates responding to what he said. and they would not take a stand on it. look at the women data, 18 point swing on the way that the suburban women view the congressional parties. that is the problem. what is going to happen in the house and senate, could be more important to the republicans. >> it is, that is why there's motivation to get this behind. they have to sort of right the ship. they have to make sure their president candidate gets 48. president candidate gets 48% of the national
. >> how about that second comment, it was less, it was more of a, to me a shot at washington republicans and where the republican party is going. what do you mean we cannot compromise anymore? that has been, look at it, there are republican politicians that do not utter the word compromise. >> thises the olympia snowe message. >> it is. and that was the two things that i heard from her on that. one was hey, this is what would happen if you saw a campaign of the way we are...
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i was commuting from washington -- from princeton to washington. i was home on weekends with my kids. i was in washington for two weeks -- during the week. i know a number of men who are in that situation. they miss their family, too, but their wives were back there, they were taking care of their kids, they felt those pressures quite differently than i did. and i am saying that women absolutely, you know, if they choose to be home more with their kids, they have to understand there are some jobs that they're not going to be able to hold, but then, and that's what's critical, then we have to redefine our cultural expectations so that when they're ready to come back and hold those high pressure jobs, those jobs are still possible for them to achieve. >> let's just establish and stipulate that we are talking about an elite subset of women who have very good educations, very good jobs, very good opportunities. we're not talking about single parents, not talking about the vast majority of american men and women struggling to take care of family, jobs,
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the washington post anne joins us. president obama is set to speak shortly to talk about no child left behind. how much will this affect standings with the teachers groups and will it help on the issue of education? will it allow him to own it better in the 2012 debate? >> we're seeing the president reach out across a bunch of different issues every day now. this is the beauty of having a rose garden strategy. you can talk about mortgages one day, education the next and these are all issues that hit people where they live. there have been aspects of no child left behind that's been unpopular. i think that could help him some. again, we'll see him pivot back to another issue in the days ahead. >> it's interesting to me just looking at this because this is an issue of education that's put to the back burner. it comes up in time where is the president will be at a sign fair or do something of that nature. here he is essentially gutting no child left behind. will the republicans be able to say, look, we passed a law and pe
the washington post anne joins us. president obama is set to speak shortly to talk about no child left behind. how much will this affect standings with the teachers groups and will it help on the issue of education? will it allow him to own it better in the 2012 debate? >> we're seeing the president reach out across a bunch of different issues every day now. this is the beauty of having a rose garden strategy. you can talk about mortgages one day, education the next and these are all...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we begin with the fallout from a senate vote that seemed to underscore everything that is wrong with capitol hill. the senate's rejection of an international treaty to guarantee equal rights for people with disabilities based on what has been american law since the first bush presidency 22 years ago. the treaty supported by every democrat and eight republicans, came five votes short of passage of the required 66 needed for ratification. 38 republicans voted no despite the return to the floor of former majority leader bob dole only days out of the hospital. there at the age of 89 to rally support from his former friends including orrin hatch, cluck grassley, mitch mcconnell and thad cochran but they voted it down. the floor manager john kerry called it one of the saddest days in his nearly 28 days in the senate which he says is broken and dysfunctional. the chairman of the foreign relations committee john kerry joins me now. thank you very much. you spoke of this passionately yesterday
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we begin with the fallout from a senate vote that seemed to underscore everything that is wrong with capitol hill. the senate's rejection of an international treaty to guarantee equal rights for people with disabilities based on what has been american law since the first bush presidency 22 years ago. the treaty supported by every democrat and eight republicans, came five votes short of passage of the required 66 needed for ratification. 38 republicans...
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it's a non-profit small business group in washington. but a new nbc news "wall street journal" telemundo poll of respondents sos that romney has a lot of catching up to do with this key voting bloc. president obama holds a giants 34-point lead. latinos are more optimistic about the economy. though overall our poll show big doubts remain from the economy. nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd, host of the daily rundown and political analyst charlie cook, editor and publisher of the cook political report. in the a surprise, the latino margin. or is this large a margin a surprise at all to you, chuck, first? >> it's not a surprise. it's what we've seen over the last year in tracking this data. this is a larger sample than we've done before. and our partners at telemundo, we're going to be doing this every month adding this since it's becoming a crucial voting bloc potentially swinging a few swing states back and forth. you got to watch the romney number here. he cannot be much below 35. when you start lo
it's a non-profit small business group in washington. but a new nbc news "wall street journal" telemundo poll of respondents sos that romney has a lot of catching up to do with this key voting bloc. president obama holds a giants 34-point lead. latinos are more optimistic about the economy. though overall our poll show big doubts remain from the economy. nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd, host of the daily rundown and political analyst charlie...
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bureau chief for "usa today" and joins me from our washington bureau. first of all, kathleen sebelius is the former governor of kansas. she is catholic and she was in charge of the policy and addressing the policy once it became so controversial. what is the political impact of what happened at georgetown? we should point out georgetown's president john edejoya is the same university president who supported sandra fluke when she was attacked over that whole issue earlier in the month or earlier in the spring. >> you know, we've seen catholic political leaders have controversies like this before. remember with john kerry when he was running for president and the issue of whether he would be able to receive communion. it's a reminder we've got to return this year of the culture wars and the reason that could be important is, there's a group of voters, white, catholic who's tend to live in plays like ohio that we know is going to be a key state. they might be democratic on their economic leanings, but concerned about some of these social issues. so this co
bureau chief for "usa today" and joins me from our washington bureau. first of all, kathleen sebelius is the former governor of kansas. she is catholic and she was in charge of the policy and addressing the policy once it became so controversial. what is the political impact of what happened at georgetown? we should point out georgetown's president john edejoya is the same university president who supported sandra fluke when she was attacked over that whole issue earlier in the month...
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and we all follow the humble heroic example of our first president, george washington, who knew that a true test of patriotism is the willingness to freely and graciously pass the reins of power on to somebody else. that certainly has been true of president bush. the months before i took the oath of office were a chaotic time. we knew our economy was in trouble, our fellow americans were in pain, but we wouldn't know until later just how breathtaking the financial crisis had been and still, over those 2 1/2 months, in the midst of that crisis, president bush, his cabinet, his staff, many of you who are here today, went out of your ways, george, you went out of your way, to make sure that the transition to a new administration was a seamless as possible. president bush understood that rescuing our economy was not just a democratic or republican issue, it was an american priority. i'll always be grateful for that. the same is true for our national security. none of us will ever forget where we were on that terrible september day when our country was attacked. all of us will always reme
and we all follow the humble heroic example of our first president, george washington, who knew that a true test of patriotism is the willingness to freely and graciously pass the reins of power on to somebody else. that certainly has been true of president bush. the months before i took the oath of office were a chaotic time. we knew our economy was in trouble, our fellow americans were in pain, but we wouldn't know until later just how breathtaking the financial crisis had been and still,...
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. >> i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. after weeks of bluster and brinksmanship from both sides the negotiations now rest with the two most important players, president obama and house speaker john boehner. joining me for our daily fix, nbc's david gregory moderator of "meet the press" and chris cizilla, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com. david, you've been on the hill talking to a lot of people. what is your sense? we hear john boehner saying no progress. >> right. >> is this all just a lot of shadow boxing right now? >> i think it's a lot of shadow boxing. i've gotten a clear impression of is that republicans are in a position to give on tax rates, if, and i keep underlining a big if, if they can get the white house to deal on entitlements. they have to get something for their members. enough public sentiment saying give up on the tax breaks to get a bigger deal. the president could muscle through the tax rates on his own. risks on his side. why not force him into a position where they can get so
. >> i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. after weeks of bluster and brinksmanship from both sides the negotiations now rest with the two most important players, president obama and house speaker john boehner. joining me for our daily fix, nbc's david gregory moderator of "meet the press" and chris cizilla, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com. david, you've been on the hill talking to a lot of people. what is your sense? we hear john boehner saying no...
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jonathan capehart is an editorial writer for the washington post. we could do sports and oscar fashions, but we have an election tomorrow. >> it's michigan and arizona primaries tomorrow. >> when we look at michigan and the importance of michigan right now, it really is mitt romney won't get a whole lot of credit if he wins it because the argument will be its it's him state, but if he loses, what's going to happen? sglo the >> will be serious doubts about his nomination and whether he's the one to go up against president obama. michigan is his home state. he was born in michigan. he was raised in michigan. his father was a car company executive and three-time governor from the state of michigan and presidential candidate. if you cannot win in your home state and in a home state where your roots are that deep, it says a lot about you and your candidacy when the people in your own state decide not to give you the nod. in the latest poll he and rick santorum are tied. that shouldn't be. >> we'll update tomorrow. thank you very much. that does it for us
jonathan capehart is an editorial writer for the washington post. we could do sports and oscar fashions, but we have an election tomorrow. >> it's michigan and arizona primaries tomorrow. >> when we look at michigan and the importance of michigan right now, it really is mitt romney won't get a whole lot of credit if he wins it because the argument will be its it's him state, but if he loses, what's going to happen? sglo the >> will be serious doubts about his nomination and...
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mark murray is nbc's senior political editor and joins me now from washington. mark, let's go through the numbers. you're the expert on polls more than anyone. you have been going through these all day. what are you seeing in this and the new abc news poll about health care and this election campaign? >> the first thing, it is a little bit early in this process. the decision just came out on thursday so these are the first polls that we're really seeing on instant reaction to the health care ruling. as you mention, it shows the public is pretty much split over whether they favor or oppose the supreme court's 5-4 decision on the health care law. in a way that shouldn't be all that surprising given how polarized this country is politically. democrats are supporting it, republicans aren't, overall independents are slightly against it but the situation, if you are an advocate for the health care law and its constitutionality, things do seem to be a little bit of an uptick, particularly among independents. so that's where things are right now. what i do think is the
mark murray is nbc's senior political editor and joins me now from washington. mark, let's go through the numbers. you're the expert on polls more than anyone. you have been going through these all day. what are you seeing in this and the new abc news poll about health care and this election campaign? >> the first thing, it is a little bit early in this process. the decision just came out on thursday so these are the first polls that we're really seeing on instant reaction to the health...
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they don't care what's in the "washington post." they care about their research and their eye on the prize. 270 electoral votes and how to get there. they continue to believe the message they're on is right, that mitt romney in the end will not be someone who can beat them in enough battleground states to take this. until their national polls show the president's solid or moving up, the pressure will grow. there's unhappiness on capitol hill to some extent, they continue to pay a price for not having the close relationships within their own party as some presidents have, that you need in times of trouble. but they're ignoring it and i think they will continue to ignore it. if the polls come out, the next round of polls and he's down, i think he may need to find a way to change tactics, if not strategy and personnel. >> one of the things that's really notable is that they don't have a whole lot of surrogates. they don't have a whole lot of people in the senate, for instance, allies who will come out and be reliable surrogates for the
they don't care what's in the "washington post." they care about their research and their eye on the prize. 270 electoral votes and how to get there. they continue to believe the message they're on is right, that mitt romney in the end will not be someone who can beat them in enough battleground states to take this. until their national polls show the president's solid or moving up, the pressure will grow. there's unhappiness on capitol hill to some extent, they continue to pay a...
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they don't meet outside of washington. and yet the protests they had to anticipate that but it's been intense. >> secretary pa net at that time announce this had news that the president announced today it was accidental. three months ago when he talked about this idea of the lead. so it really a lot of the air had been taken out of the balloon what nato was going to be. i think there is a little frustration on the part of the administration that because thump lax sort of news, if you will, from -- that there's some attention to some of the sidebar issues whether it's zardari, a serious sidebar and these protests which by the way now you understand why the g-8 was moved to camp david. it would have been ten times worse than the clashes they had over the week. >> first president putin does not come to the g-8 with the excuse that he had to create a cabinet which is not like his job anyway. >> never mind that french president hollande two days after taking the oath found time to get here. >> president putin i guess was cleani
they don't meet outside of washington. and yet the protests they had to anticipate that but it's been intense. >> secretary pa net at that time announce this had news that the president announced today it was accidental. three months ago when he talked about this idea of the lead. so it really a lot of the air had been taken out of the balloon what nato was going to be. i think there is a little frustration on the part of the administration that because thump lax sort of news, if you...
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i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. in our daily fix, moments ago, senate democrats defeated the blunt amendment, which would have allowed employers to be exempted from a requirement providing contraception coverage if they claimed personal religious objections or moral objections. the amendment went down 51 to 48. retiring republican senator olympia snowe voted with the democrats in order to table that amendment. democrats bob casey of pennsylvania, joe manchin of west virginia, and ben nelson of nebraska voted with the republicans. kris cillizza is an nbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com. hey, chris. this was a key test already of the gender wars. it was pretty clear that it was going to be defeated. and susan collins voted with her fellow republicans, against some of the other women in the senate, saying that she thought that this was an amendment that was defective, but they could be fixed later on, but that the democrat were playing election year politics. >> well, you know, i would say both side
i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. in our daily fix, moments ago, senate democrats defeated the blunt amendment, which would have allowed employers to be exempted from a requirement providing contraception coverage if they claimed personal religious objections or moral objections. the amendment went down 51 to 48. retiring republican senator olympia snowe voted with the democrats in order to table that amendment. democrats bob casey of pennsylvania, joe manchin of west virginia, and ben...
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washington. in our daily fix today, mitt romney continues his bus tour motoring through six states that the president won in 2008. states that romney's campaign hopes to capture this time around. but romney's small town tour hit something of a bump in the road this weekend, as he scrambled trying to respond to the president's decision easing deportation rules for the children of illegal immigrants. chris cillizza is an msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com. hey, chris. the president's move on the whole immigration issue clearly put mitt romney on the defensive. this is all of his attempts to try to answer it when asked about it by bob schieffer on the road in pennsylvania. >> would you repeal this order if you became president? >> well, let's step back and look at the issue. with regards to these kids who were brought in by their parents through no fault of their own, there needs to be a long-term solution. >> but would you repeal this? >> well, it would be overtaken by event
washington. in our daily fix today, mitt romney continues his bus tour motoring through six states that the president won in 2008. states that romney's campaign hopes to capture this time around. but romney's small town tour hit something of a bump in the road this weekend, as he scrambled trying to respond to the president's decision easing deportation rules for the children of illegal immigrants. chris cillizza is an msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com. hey, chris. the...
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>>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix this hour, the president is kicking off a two-day swing through florida with a speech on medicare in jacksonville. mitt romney will be focusing on small businesses with his visit to a body shop for trucks in mass. chris cillizza, author of "the gospel according to the fix." "the new york times"/cbs poll shows the president is taking a big hit for his handling of the economy. >> yeah, you know, andrea, i was struck by that. so in this poll, do you approve of president obama's hand lg of the economy or disapprove? 39% approve, 55% disapprove. april, 44% approved, 48% disapproved. much closer. i'd say there was another question i was struck by. do you believe the president can do a lot, any president can do a lot about the strength or weakness of the economy? a majority, now, it was 51%, but still a majority, 51% said a president can do a lot. that's up ten points from september of last year. add those two sets of numbers together and you see people are not happy with ho
>>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix this hour, the president is kicking off a two-day swing through florida with a speech on medicare in jacksonville. mitt romney will be focusing on small businesses with his visit to a body shop for trucks in mass. chris cillizza, author of "the gospel according to the fix." "the new york times"/cbs poll shows the president is taking a big hit for his handling of the economy. >> yeah, you...
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. >> joining me now is the "washington post" ruth marcus and national journal's major garre garrett. we're not going to see either campaign address this or embrace it. jay carney was again saying today it's because congress won't take it up. nobody supports it because of the power of the nra or not? >> well, the president doesn't feel and mitt romney doesn't feel this is terrain worth revisiting. i wrote this week that there are executive powers the president possesses where it wouldn't require an executive order. he could use things previous presidents have used, including a once card carrying member of the nra, george herbert walker bush, that would not have prevented aurora, colorado. i'm not recommending these as policy choice, just saying there are things available to the president that he could do under executive power that already exist, have been accepted by the courts, that could tighten access to assault weapons and do things that gun control advocates believe would enhance public safety. they are outlined on the website, national journal.com. but the justice department and
. >> joining me now is the "washington post" ruth marcus and national journal's major garre garrett. we're not going to see either campaign address this or embrace it. jay carney was again saying today it's because congress won't take it up. nobody supports it because of the power of the nra or not? >> well, the president doesn't feel and mitt romney doesn't feel this is terrain worth revisiting. i wrote this week that there are executive powers the president possesses...
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i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington today. in our daily fix, president obama tried to change the subject from friday's disappointing jobs report. now he's talking about a middle class tax cut, today calling for a one-year extension of the bush tax breaks for people earning less than $250,000 a year. chris cillizza is an msnbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com. hey, chris, thanks very much. happy monday. let's talk about what the president announced today, what he is proposing. no chance he will get a vote on this any time soon. >> look, andrea, this is something that has been in the political dialogue for some time which is the debate over the extension of the bush tax cuts which are set to expire at the end of this year. the debate within the democratic party even is people $250,000 or below or people $1 million or below. there are people within the democratic party, elected officials, chuck schumer is one of them, who believe they should say $1 million and lower, let's extend the tax cuts. $1 million and hi
i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington today. in our daily fix, president obama tried to change the subject from friday's disappointing jobs report. now he's talking about a middle class tax cut, today calling for a one-year extension of the bush tax breaks for people earning less than $250,000 a year. chris cillizza is an msnbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com. hey, chris, thanks very much. happy monday. let's talk about what the president announced today, what he is...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we begin with the broadening and complicated scope of the petraeus investigation that has now ensnared his successor, commander of all forces in afghanistan, general john allen. joining me with their latest reporting, justice correspondent pete williams, nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker and nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff. we now go to the white house where jay carney is first beginning to answer questions about this. so let's put our conversation on hold and listen to what he has to say and we'll be right back. >> supreme allied commander europe, pending the investigation of general allen's conduct by the department of defense ig. the president remains focused on supporting our troops and coalition partners in afghanistan who general allen continues to lead as he has done so ably over a year. the president has nominated general doneford to be the next commander of isaf and reiterates his belief the senate should act to confirm general du
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we begin with the broadening and complicated scope of the petraeus investigation that has now ensnared his successor, commander of all forces in afghanistan, general john allen. joining me with their latest reporting, justice correspondent pete williams, nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker and nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff. we now go to the white house where jay carney is first beginning to answer questions...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. mitt romney talking about something barack obama supposedly said 14 years ago, hoping to change the subject, from what romney said to wealthy donors in boca raton last may as captured on the hidden camera. with 48 days until election day romney faces challenges. according to our new nbc news swaults journal poll with the president hitting 50% approval, a first for president obama dead even with governor romney when it comes to is better equipped to handle the economy, joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla, and chuck todd, nbc news political director and host of "the daily rundown." and chief white house correspondent. and chief poll meister. let's go to the polls. >> yeah. >> to the numbers, guys. chuck, first to you, what is the most significant take away from our new readings? >> it's a fact that two things. one is independents and its wasn't just democrats that became more optimistic about the economy, but a good chunk of independents did too, whether it was on the indicators
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. mitt romney talking about something barack obama supposedly said 14 years ago, hoping to change the subject, from what romney said to wealthy donors in boca raton last may as captured on the hidden camera. with 48 days until election day romney faces challenges. according to our new nbc news swaults journal poll with the president hitting 50% approval, a first for president obama dead even with governor romney when it comes to is better equipped to handle...
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good day, i'm andrea mitchell li live in washington. mitt romney trying win over supporters, he rolled out a new tax plan this morning. chris is with us. basically, he is cutting all marginal rates 20% down to -- 28% for the corporate tax rate, he is trying appeal to supply siders and to the other supporters of the tea party. they are among the biggest lagger in terms of liking mitt romney versus santorum. >> he put out a plan in september, it was a 59 point plan. >> nobody read it and he never talked about it. >> this is an attempt to take a second bite at the apple, it comes at the same day that dl s there's a debate. you have critical michigan and arizona primary next weekend, he is trying reset and make a direct appeal to the tea party folk who is are at their heart, economic conservatives, these are people that want government out of their financial live approximats, this is an attempt by saying i'm one of you. >> this is how he described his own tax rate today. >> i'm going to lower the rate across the board for all americans by 2
good day, i'm andrea mitchell li live in washington. mitt romney trying win over supporters, he rolled out a new tax plan this morning. chris is with us. basically, he is cutting all marginal rates 20% down to -- 28% for the corporate tax rate, he is trying appeal to supply siders and to the other supporters of the tea party. they are among the biggest lagger in terms of liking mitt romney versus santorum. >> he put out a plan in september, it was a 59 point plan. >> nobody read it...
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he's a middle east diplomacy analyst for msnbc and with the washington institute. so dennis, what about the speech today and the criticism you've heard from dan senor that the president is communicating weakness and is almost taking the military threat off the table by privately communicating and signaling that we really, really don't want to go to war? >> well, i don't think he did that in today's speech. i don't think he personally has done it. he has made it clear the objective is prevention not containment, meaning we will prevent an iran from having nuclear weapons, not simply contain and live with it if it gets it. that has an implication if diplomacy fails. number two, there's been a dramatic buildup in terms of our military forces in the persian gulf. we have two carrier battle groups in the persian gulf. the question is, is iran under pressure to affect their behavior? obviously the president has succeeded in putting together a coalition that has put iran over enormous pressure economically, he's prepared the ground military, says and said it again today,
he's a middle east diplomacy analyst for msnbc and with the washington institute. so dennis, what about the speech today and the criticism you've heard from dan senor that the president is communicating weakness and is almost taking the military threat off the table by privately communicating and signaling that we really, really don't want to go to war? >> well, i don't think he did that in today's speech. i don't think he personally has done it. he has made it clear the objective is...
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how did an embassy row barbecue here in washington help break the deadlock? and then kate snow here to preview her heartbreaking story for tonight's "rock center," a generation of infants, children now addicted to painkillers, even before they're born. >>> plus, an olympic skier reaches across generations to fulfill a woman's dream, a dream born during the injustice of segregation. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. ale anno] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta.
how did an embassy row barbecue here in washington help break the deadlock? and then kate snow here to preview her heartbreaking story for tonight's "rock center," a generation of infants, children now addicted to painkillers, even before they're born. >>> plus, an olympic skier reaches across generations to fulfill a woman's dream, a dream born during the injustice of segregation. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. ale anno] imagine facing the day...
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he'd go to washington as an outsider. and rick santorum has spent his entire career in and around washington. he sounded like an insider when he was dwefding earmarks. he sounded like an insider when he was defending his deal to support liberal arlen specter over conservative pat toomey. and he sounded like an insider when he was explaining that he voted for no child left behind, even though it violated his principles, because he had to take one for the team. well, as you heard mitt romney say, you're never going to have to wonder what team mitt romney is fighting for. it will be the american people. >> what about this new ad. how do you respond to that? >> well, i'm not surprised that rick santorum would try to change the subject from his disastrous performance in last night's debate. look, andrea, we feel good about the state of the race. mitt romney this week put out a pro-growth tax cut reform plan. he had a good debate performance last night. we're going into some voting in arizona and michigan on tuesday. and we fee
he'd go to washington as an outsider. and rick santorum has spent his entire career in and around washington. he sounded like an insider when he was dwefding earmarks. he sounded like an insider when he was defending his deal to support liberal arlen specter over conservative pat toomey. and he sounded like an insider when he was explaining that he voted for no child left behind, even though it violated his principles, because he had to take one for the team. well, as you heard mitt romney say,...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. motel from now, the president will be holding a rose garden press conference with canada's prime minister stephen harper and mexico's president philippe calderone. we'll bring that to you live. >>> but first in our daily fix, as republicans close ranks behind romney, team obama is stepping up its attacks on the likely nominee. >> i think governor romney is a little out of touch. i can't remember a presidential candidate in the recent past who seems not to understand by what he says what will ordinary middle class people are thinking about and are concerned about. >> chris cillizza is an msnbc contributor and managing editor of most politics.com. first of all, take a look at that the "usa today" gallup swing state survey which indicates a growing gender gap for the republicans. mitt romney against barack obama, obama opening his widest lead, 51-42. and that shows a big change in the women surveyed. >> yeah, andrea, hugely. president obama in a head to head match-up in many mid-february
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. motel from now, the president will be holding a rose garden press conference with canada's prime minister stephen harper and mexico's president philippe calderone. we'll bring that to you live. >>> but first in our daily fix, as republicans close ranks behind romney, team obama is stepping up its attacks on the likely nominee. >> i think governor romney is a little out of touch. i can't remember a presidential candidate in the recent past...